Within two months of working in the forensics division of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) unit at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri,[1] Heidi Olson realized that many of the girls she examined were actually victims of human trafficking.[2] SANE nurses investigate cases of suspected assault and collect evidence for law enforcement.[3] When law enforcement officials bust a prostitution ring or apprehend a child on the run, they take the kids to the hospital for evaluation.
